No, and by American Diabetes Assoc. standards, I'm still not even pre-diabetic. I believe by American Assoc. of Clinical Endocrinologists standards, though, I'm just over their minimum threshold to be considered so. That's based on one A1c test that was over, all my previous ones were under.

I suspect like everything else, how someone's body responds to elevated glucose levels is very individualized. Some diabetics never get neuropathy and may have more inherent neuroprotective capabilities. Other people who aren't so lucky develop neuropathy years before a diabetes diagnosis.

I don't think I had typical diabetic neuropathy onset, though. I woke up on Nov. 13, 2013 feeling like I had electrical current running through my legs. Over the next couple of months, I felt slight sensations in my arms and hands, but more pronounced ones in the temple area of my head and my scalp. Now I just feel weird stuff all over. Thankfully, the horrible nerve pain I had in 2014 has mostly subsided. I'm still subject to the burning in my legs and feet when I flare, though.

I sound like a broken record on this, but treating yourself like a diabetic diet-wise will certainly do no harm and may help. Whether it's the cause or not, high glucose levels are a known insult to your nerves. Maintaining healthy levels will give them a break.